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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Mitcham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Cases of Infectious Disease Notified During the Year 1935.
| Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified In Each Ward. | Total Cases Removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and tinder 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. | North. | East. | South | West. | ||||
| Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 143 | ... | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ... | 23 | 72 | 21 | 27 | 132 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 80 | ... | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | 29 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 80 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pneumonia | 35 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35* |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 4 | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethar-gica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Dysentery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 293 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 121 | 33 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 67 | 120 | 55 | 51 | 244 | 38 |
| * Includes all forms, many of which are not notifiable. | |||||||||||||||||||